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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by Cholula
I witnessed something today that didn't seem quite Kosher but maybe it was within the scope of the TSA.
A dude lit up a cigarette in the smoking room in Terminal C at LAS today. And he lit it with a lighter rather than a book of matches.
Two TSA folks were burning cig's in the smoking room when this happened and observed the lighter. One of the TSA folks stood up and, in the loudest LEO-esque voice he could muster, said "SIR, I MUST CONFISCATE THAT LIGHTER IMMEDIATELY"
How does this work? People can have matches in the secured area?!
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